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CallRail API - Create an Outbound Phone Call

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Initiates an outbound call from the target account.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttpW http;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Authorization: Token token={api_token}" \
    //      -X POST \
    //      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //      -d '{
    //           "caller_id": "+17703334455",
    //           "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
    //           "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
    //           "recording_enabled": true,
    //           "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
    //           "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
    //          }' \
    //          "https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json"

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "caller_id": "+17703334455",
    //   "business_phone_number": "+14045556666",
    //   "customer_phone_number": "+14044442233",
    //   "recording_enabled": true,
    //   "outbound_greeting_recording_url": "http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3",
    //   "outbound_greeting_text": "These are not the droids you are looking for."
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"caller_id",L"+17703334455");
    json.UpdateString(L"business_phone_number",L"+14045556666");
    json.UpdateString(L"customer_phone_number",L"+14044442233");
    json.UpdateBool(L"recording_enabled",true);
    json.UpdateString(L"outbound_greeting_recording_url",L"http://www.test.com/greeting.mp3");
    json.UpdateString(L"outbound_greeting_text",L"These are not the droids you are looking for.");

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Authorization",L"Token token={api_token}");
    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Content-Type",L"application/json");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://api.callrail.com/v3/a/{account_id}/calls.json",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "answered": null,
    //   "business_phone_number": "+19044567899",
    //   "customer_city": "Atlanta",
    //   "customer_country": "US",
    //   "customer_name": null,
    //   "customer_phone_number": "+14703444700",
    //   "customer_state": "GA",
    //   "direction": "outbound",
    //   "duration": null,
    //   "id": "CAL8154748ae6bd4e278a7cddd38a662f4f",
    //   "recording": null,
    //   "recording_duration": null,
    //   "start_time": "2017-02-22T15:02:24.916-05:00",
    //   "tracking_phone_number": "+19044567899",
    //   "voicemail": false
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const wchar_t *answered = jResp.stringOf(L"answered");
    const wchar_t *business_phone_number = jResp.stringOf(L"business_phone_number");
    const wchar_t *customer_city = jResp.stringOf(L"customer_city");
    const wchar_t *customer_country = jResp.stringOf(L"customer_country");
    const wchar_t *customer_name = jResp.stringOf(L"customer_name");
    const wchar_t *customer_phone_number = jResp.stringOf(L"customer_phone_number");
    const wchar_t *customer_state = jResp.stringOf(L"customer_state");
    const wchar_t *direction = jResp.stringOf(L"direction");
    const wchar_t *duration = jResp.stringOf(L"duration");
    const wchar_t *id = jResp.stringOf(L"id");
    const wchar_t *recording = jResp.stringOf(L"recording");
    const wchar_t *recording_duration = jResp.stringOf(L"recording_duration");
    const wchar_t *start_time = jResp.stringOf(L"start_time");
    const wchar_t *tracking_phone_number = jResp.stringOf(L"tracking_phone_number");
    bool voicemail = jResp.BoolOf(L"voicemail");
    }